EP2696559B1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung für gemeinsame Ressourcennutzung zwischen Geräten - Google Patents

Verfahren und Vorrichtung für gemeinsame Ressourcennutzung zwischen Geräten Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP2696559B1
EP2696559B1 EP13179516.3A EP13179516A EP2696559B1 EP 2696559 B1 EP2696559 B1 EP 2696559B1 EP 13179516 A EP13179516 A EP 13179516A EP 2696559 B1 EP2696559 B1 EP 2696559B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
resource
group
devices
information
resource information
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Active
Application number
EP13179516.3A
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2696559A1 (de
Inventor
Rohit Ail
Nigel Cardozo
Woo-Sung Choi
Kupesan Kulendiran
Ziran Sun
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Original Assignee
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from GB1214144.6A external-priority patent/GB2504725B/en
Application filed by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd filed Critical Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Publication of EP2696559A1 publication Critical patent/EP2696559A1/de
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP2696559B1 publication Critical patent/EP2696559B1/de
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/14—Session management
    • H04L67/141—Setup of application sessions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L12/2807—Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network
    • H04L12/2809—Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L63/00—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security
    • H04L63/08—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for authentication of entities
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L63/00—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security
    • H04L63/10—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for controlling access to devices or network resources
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/01—Protocols
    • H04L67/10—Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network
    • H04L67/1001—Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
    • H04L67/1004—Server selection for load balancing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/50—Network services
    • H04L67/51—Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L2012/284—Home automation networks characterised by the type of medium used
    • H04L2012/2841—Wireless

Definitions

  • the present disclosure relates to resource sharing between devices.
  • the present disclosure relates to transmitting and receiving resource information for identifying a resource accessible through a device over a network.
  • the only way to add new functionality to a device is to upgrade to a newer version of the device that includes the desired functionality, for example upgrading a non-Global Positioning System (non-GPS) digital camera to a GPS-enabled camera to allow geo-tagging of photos.
  • non-GPS non-Global Positioning System
  • an electronic device for communicating over a network with at least one other device within a group of devices, the electronic device comprising a resource information collecting module receives resource information from the at least one other device, with the resource information including a resource identifier for identifying a remote resource accessible through the other device and source information for identifying a location from which the remote resource can be obtained, and a selection module for selecting one of a plurality of resources including the remote resource, wherein in response to the remote resource being selected, the device requests the selected remote resource from the location identified by the source information.
  • the device Prior to receiving the resource information the device can determine whether the group of devices exists and to request the resource information from the at least one other device if the group of devices exists, or set up the group of devices if the group does not exist, and can set up the group of devices by broadcasting a group setup message over the network to invite the at least one other device to join the group.
  • the device can respond to a request from a specific device of the at least one other device to join the group by authenticating the specific device, and transmitting an authorization token to the specific device in response to a successful authentication result, the authorization token comprising a token for use in authenticating communications between devices in the same group.
  • the device can determine whether the group of devices exists by broadcasting a group search message including a predetermined group identifier for identifying the group, waiting a predetermined time, and determining that the group does not exist if a response indicating the existence of the group is not received from the network within the predetermined time.
  • the device can further obtain location information about a current location of the device, and to determine whether the group of devices exists in response to the location information indicating that the device is at a predetermined location.
  • the device Prior to receiving the resource information the device can broadcast a resource information request including a predetermined group identifier for identifying the group of devices, to request resource information from any devices on the network that are included in the group.
  • the device can determine based on the received resource identifiers whether one specific resource of the plurality of resources can be obtained from a plurality of different locations, and in response to the selection module selecting the specific resource, the device can select a preferred one of the plurality of different locations from which to request the resource based on predetermined criteria.
  • the selection module can rank the plurality of resources according to at least one predetermined ranking criteria, before selecting one of the resources.
  • the selection module can rank the plurality of resources based on, for each one of the plurality of resources, information about: a time since the resource was last accessed; and/or a current state of the resource; and/or an attribute score of the resource; and/or a usage history of the resource.
  • the resource information can include type information for identifying a type of the remote resource, and in response to the selection module selecting one of the resources, the device can determine based on the resource information whether an alternative resource of the same type as the selected resource and having a higher ranking than the selected resource is available.
  • the device can further transmit local resource information to the at least one other device in the group over the network, the local resource information comprising information about a resource accessible through the device.
  • the device can store the received resource information for a predetermined time period and request updated resource information from the other device after the predetermined time period has expired, and in response to updated resource information not being received, the device can delete the stored resource information for the other device.
  • the selection module can select one of the plurality of resources in response to user input, by providing a user with information about the plurality of resources and receiving a user command selecting one of the plurality of resources.
  • a device for communicating over a network with at least one other device within a group of devices comprising a resource information providing module to generate resource information including a resource identifier for identifying a resource accessible through the device and source information for identifying a location from which the remote resource can be obtained, and to transmit the resource information to the at least one other device over the network, wherein in response to a request to use the resource received from a specific device of the at least one other device, the device provides the requested resource to the at least one other device.
  • the device can communicate over a first network according to a first network protocol and to communicate over a second network according to a second network protocol, wherein the group of devices may include a first other device on the first network and a second other device on the second network, and wherein in response to a request for resource information from the first other device, the resource information providing module can transmit resource information about a remote resource provided by the second other device and accessible through the device.
  • the device In response to a request from the first other device to access the remote resource, the device can request the remote resource from the second other device to provide the remote resource to the first other device.
  • the request received from the specific device may include a group identifier for identifying the group of devices, and the device can determine whether authentication is required in the identified group, and in response to a determination that authentication is required, can authenticate the specific device before providing the requested resource.
  • a method for use in a device for communicating over a network with at least one other device within a group of devices comprising receiving resource information from a specific device of the at least one other device, the resource information including a resource identifier for identifying a remote resource accessible through the other device and source information for identifying a location from which the remote resource can be obtained, selecting one of a plurality of resources including the remote resource, and requesting the selected remote resource from the location identified by the source information, in response to the remote resource being selected.
  • the method can further comprise prior to receiving the resource information, determining whether the group of devices exist, requesting the resource information from the specific device if the group of devices exists, and setting up the group of devices if the group does not exist, by broadcasting a group setup message over the network to invite the at least one other device to join the group.
  • the method can further comprise after broadcasting the group setup message, responding to a request from a specific device of the at least one other device to join the group by authenticating the specific device, and transmitting an authorization token to the specific device in response to a successful authentication result, the authorization token comprising a token for use in authenticating communications between devices in the same group.
  • Determining whether the group of devices exists can comprise broadcasting a group search message including a predetermined group identifier for identifying the group, waiting a predetermined time, and determining that the group does not exist if a response indicating the existence of the group is not received from the network within the predetermined time.
  • the method can further comprise obtaining location information about a current location of the device, wherein it is determined whether the group of devices exists in response to the location information indicating that the device is at a predetermined location.
  • the method can further comprise prior to receiving the resource information, broadcasting a resource information request including a predetermined group identifier for identifying the group of devices, to request resource information from any devices on the network that are included in the group.
  • the method can further comprise determining based on the received resource identifiers whether a specific resource of the resources can be obtained from a plurality of different locations, and selecting a preferred one of the plurality of different locations from which to request the resource based on predetermined criteria, in response to the specific resource being selected.
  • the method can further comprise ranking the plurality of resources according to at least one predetermined ranking criteria, before selecting one of the resources.
  • the plurality of resources can be ranked based on, for each one of the plurality of resources, information about: a time since the resource was last accessed; and/or a current state of the resource; and/or an attribute score of the resource; and/or a usage history of the resource.
  • the resource information can include type information for identifying a type of the remote resource, and the method can further comprise determining based on the resource information whether an alternative resource of the same type as the selected resource and having a higher ranking than the selected resource is available, in response to the specific resource being selected.
  • the method can further comprise transmitting local resource information to the at least one other device in the group over the network, the local resource information comprising information about a resource accessible through the device.
  • the method can further comprise storing the received resource information for a predetermined time period, requesting updated resource information from the other device after the predetermined time period has expired, and deleting the stored resource information for the other device, in response to updated resource information not being received.
  • Selecting the specific resource of the plurality of resources can comprise providing a user with information about the plurality of resources, and receiving a user command selecting one of the plurality of resources.
  • a method for use in a device for communicating over a network with a specific device of the at least one other device within a group of devices comprising generating resource information including a resource identifier for identifying a resource accessible through the device and source information for identifying a location from which the remote resource can be obtained, transmitting the resource information to the at least one other device over the network, receiving a request to use the resource from the specific device, and providing the requested resource to the specific device.
  • the device can communicate over a first network according to a first network protocol and to communicate over a second network according to a second network protocol, wherein the group of devices may include a first other device on the first network and a second other device on the second network, and wherein in response to a request for resource information from the first other device, resource information about a remote resource provided by the second other device and accessible through the device can be transmitted to the first other device.
  • the method may further comprise requesting the remote resource from the second other device to provide the remote resource to the first other device, in response to a request from the first other device to access the remote resource.
  • the request received from the specific device may include a group identifier for identifying the group of devices, and the method may further comprise determining whether authentication is required in the identified group, and authenticating the specific device before providing the requested resource, in response to a determination that authentication is required.
  • a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may store a computer program which, when executed, performs the method.
  • a terminal, a mobile device, a portable device, or an electronic device refers to any kind of device capable of processing data which is transmitted or received to or from any external entity.
  • the terminal, the mobile device, the portable device, or the electronic device may display icons or menus on a screen to which stored data and various executable functions are assigned or mapped.
  • the terminal, the mobile device, the portable device, or the electronic device may include a computer, a notebook, a tablet PC, a cellphone, and any known type of electronic device.
  • a screen refers to a display or other output devices which visually display information to the user, and which optionally are capable of receiving and electronically processing tactile inputs from a user using a stylo, a finger of the user, or other techniques for conveying a user selection from the user to the output devices.
  • an icon refers to a graphical element such as a figure or a symbol displayed on the screen of the electronic device such that a user can easily select a desired function or data.
  • each icon has a mapping relation with any function being executable in the electronic device or with any data stored in the electronic device and is used for processing functions or selecting data in the electronic device.
  • the electronic device identifies a particular function or data associated with the selected icon. Then the electronic device executes the identified function or displays the identified data.
  • data refers to any kind of information processed by the electronic device, including text and/or images received from any external entities, messages transmitted or received, and information created when a specific function is executed by the electronic device.
  • a device refers to an electronic device such as a terminal, a mobile device, a portable device, or any other known type of electronic device.
  • the group includes a television, monitor, or display unit 110-1, a laptop computer 110-2, a tablet computer 110-3 and a smartphone or personal digital assistant (PDA) 110-4.
  • the group of electronic devices communicate over a wireless network 120, such as a network using WI-FI, a wireless technology for data exchange over a computer network, commercially available from the WI-FI ALLIANCE, although in other exemplary embodiments any type of network, wired and/or wireless, could be used.
  • WI-FI wireless technology for data exchange over a computer network
  • FIG. 1 in general exemplary embodiments of the present invention can include any type of electronic device that is capable of communicating over a network with other devices.
  • Examples of other types of devices that can be included in a group of devices similar to that shown in FIG. 1 include, but are not limited to, audio hi-fi equipment, home media servers, set-top boxes, digital versatile disc (DVD) players, and smart appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines that feature integrated network interfaces.
  • audio hi-fi equipment home media servers, set-top boxes, digital versatile disc (DVD) players, and smart appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines that feature integrated network interfaces.
  • DVD digital versatile disc
  • Each of the electronic devices 110-1, 110-2, 110-3, 110-4 includes at least a controller, a storage unit, an input device and an output device.
  • the controller may include a central processing unit (CPU), a processor, a microprocessor, or any other known type of electronic control unit.
  • the storage unit may be a memory and any other known type of storage devices for storing data and software such as an operating system and an application program for operating the electronic device as described herein for the present invention.
  • the input device may be a remote control device for a television 110-1, at least one key or button, and/or a touch screen on a display unit, or any other known type of input device.
  • the output device may include at least a display unit having a screen, which may be a touch screen, and may also include a speaker for audio outputs, as well as any other known type of output device.
  • the devices 110-1, 110-2, 110-3, 110-4 within the group of devices shown in FIG. 1 communicate over the network 120 in order to share resources between the devices 110-1, 110-2, 110-3, 110-4.
  • a first device that has access to at least one shareable resource which may be resources that are local to the first device or are accessible by the first device over the network 120, transmits resource information about the shareable resources to a second device over the network 120.
  • the television 110-1 may share the data, used to generate an image on a display screen of the television 110-1, with any of the other devices 110-2, 110-3, 110-4 or other devices of the same or different types as the television 110-1, and so may transmit resource information about the display screen over the network 120, or a camera without GPS functionality could access a GPS module being shared by a smartphone in order to obtain a GPS location to apply geo-tagging to photos.
  • the resource information can be received by one of the other devices, for example the smartphone 110-4, which can then use the resource information to request access to the display screen of the television 110-1 over the network 120.
  • the smartphone 110-4 can request access to the large display screen in order to display a video file or a still image through the television 110-1.
  • a shareable resource can be any type of resource, for example a hardware resource such as a display, a storage unit or memory (e.g. hard disk drive), a speaker, or a software resource such as a multimedia file or an application.
  • a hardware resource such as a display, a storage unit or memory (e.g. hard disk drive), a speaker, or a software resource such as a multimedia file or an application.
  • any device in the group of devices 110-1, 110-2, 110-3, 110-4 may transmit and/or receive resource information. It is not essential for every device participating in the group of devices to share a resource. That is, any given device may only transmit resource information, only receive resource information, or both receive and transmit resource information, as required. Specifically, a device may transmit resource information if the device has any resources to share, and may receive resource information if access to shareable resources is required. As an example, a device such as a media server may transmit resource information to share recorded multimedia files with other devices on the network 120, but may not require access itself to any shared resources and hence may not receive any resource information from the other devices.
  • a device such as a smartphone may not have any resources to share and hence may only receive resource information from other devices without transmitting any resource information itself.
  • a media server may also receive resource information and/or a smartphone may also transmit resource information to share resources.
  • FIG. 2 An example of resource information transmitted from one device to another is illustrated in FIG. 2 , according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • an extensible mark-up language (XML) format is used for the resource information, but the invention is not limited to XML and in other exemplary embodiments other formats could be used, such as a HyperText Markup Language(HTML), a Standard Generalized Markup Language(SGML), or any other known information formats.
  • the resource information 200 includes a resource identifier 201 for identifying the shared resource, which is a resource accessible through the device transmitting the resource information 200, and source information for identifying a location from which the resource can be obtained.
  • the source information can take various forms.
  • the source information includes a device identifier for identifying the device which supplied the resource information, and a path information 202 for identifying a path through which the resource can be accessed.
  • the source information in FIG. 2 includes device identifiers such as the examples of the device identifiers (device_ID) 301, 302 shown in FIG. 3 .
  • the path information 202 specifies a directory on the device which provided the resource information.
  • the resource can be obtained by requesting the resource from a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) obtained by combining the path information ⁇ path> with a device identifier ⁇ device_ID>, for example an Internet Protocol (IP) address:
  • URI Uniform Resource Identifier
  • the path information 202 can specify the location of each resource on the device.
  • the path information 202 can be omitted and the source information may only include the device identifier. For instance, if a device is only sharing a single resource, only the device identifier can be provided. Any other device can access the shareable resource by sending a resource access request to the device, without knowing a specific location on the device, and the device can respond to all resource access requests by providing the single shared resource.
  • the shared resource can be referred to as a remote resource, that is, a resource remote from the device and accessible over the network 120, as opposed to a local resource included in the device.
  • the resource information 200 includes authentication information 203 for identifying a type of authentication to be used when accessing the shared resource.
  • the authentication information 203 can be omitted, for example if the same authentication type will be used for all resources in the group of devices or if no authentication is to be used.
  • a device that receives the resource information 200 can select one specific resource of a plurality of resources including the remote shareable resource, and if the remote resource is selected, can use the received resource information to request access to that remote resource.
  • Various approaches are possible for selecting a resource, and will be described later in more detail.
  • the smartphone 110-4 of FIG. 1 when the smartphone 110-4 of FIG. 1 is playing a multimedia file or is about to begin playback of a multimedia file, the smartphone 110-4 can determine, based on received resource information, that a larger display screen is available from the television 110-1, and can request a user to select whether to continue reproducing the multimedia file on the smartphone screen or on the television screen.
  • the smartphone 110-4 requests access from the location defined by the source information 202 associated with the resource identifier of the selected remote resource, i.e. the television screen, to reproduce the multimedia file through the television.
  • a device stores resource information received from different devices in a single file 310, which may be referred to as a resource catalog.
  • the resource catalog 310 can be updated whenever new resource information is received, by adding the new resource information to the catalog file.
  • resource information received from different devices may be stored separately.
  • an extensible mark-up language (XML) format is used for the resource catalog 310 in the exemplary embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to XML and in other exemplary embodiments any other known formats could be used.
  • the resource catalog 310 in the present example includes first resource information 300-1 received from a first device, and second resource information 300-2 received from a second device.
  • each received resource information 300-1, 300-2 is associated with a device identifier 301, 302, respectively, for identifying the device from which the resource information 300-1, 300-2 was received.
  • the first resource information 300-1 is associated with a device identifier 301 of the first device
  • the second resource information 300-2 is associated with a device identifier 302 of the second device.
  • a device can leave a group by broadcasting a leaving message over the network 120 to be received by other devices in the group.
  • the device can update its catalog 310 by deleting the stored resource information including the device identifier 301, 302 of the device from which the leaving message was received.
  • a device can determine which of the resource information in the catalog 310 is to be replaced with the updated information based on the device identifier 301, 302. Therefore the device identifier 301, 302 can serve two functions, for example, identifying the location from which a resource can be obtained, and enabling efficient management of stored resource information for a plurality of devices.
  • a device 410 for receiving resource information about a shareable resource is illustrated, according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the device 410 is able to communicate with other devices in a group of devices over the network 120, via a network interface module 412.
  • the network interface module 412 may be included in the device 410, as shown in FIG. 4 , or in alternative exemplary embodiments may be accessed through a separate device to which the device 410 is connected.
  • the device 410 comprises a resource information collector or collecting module 414 which receives resource information over the network 120 from another device in the group of devices, and a selection module 416 for selecting one resource of a plurality of resources including the remote resource identified by the received resource information.
  • the selection module 416 may include or be connected to any known input device of the electronic devices 110-1, 110-2, 110-3, and 110-4, such as keypads, remote controls with keys and buttons, and a touch screen. Using the input device, a user enters a user command or selection to select a specific resource of the plurality of resources, and the selection module 416, in response to the user input, provides a user with information about the plurality of resources and selects the specific resource of the plurality of resources.
  • any known input device of the electronic devices 110-1, 110-2, 110-3, and 110-4 such as keypads, remote controls with keys and buttons, and a touch screen.
  • the device 410 In response to the remote resource being selected, the device 410 requests the selected remote resource from the location identified by the source information in the received resource information.
  • the resource information collecting module 414 can store the received resource information in the catalog 310 as shown in FIG. 3 or in any other format, and can store the received resource information in an internal storage module of the device 410 or in a separate storage module, for example an external hard disk drive.
  • the device 410 of FIG. 4 By collecting resource information from other devices in the group of devices, the device 410 of FIG. 4 is able to build up a collection of information about shareable resources that can be accessed over the network 120.
  • the device 410 can therefore select a shareable resource, for example by selecting the resource automatically when a particular condition is met or by selecting the resource in response to user input, and can request access to the resource based on the stored resource information. Because the device 410 already has the necessary information required to access the resource, there is no need to provide a separate network management apparatus to store and manage data repositories for holding access information about shared resources.
  • the device 510 of FIG. 5 is able to communicate with other devices in a group of devices over the network 120, via a network interface module 512 which may be included in the device 510 or accessed through a separate device.
  • the device 510 further comprises a plurality of shareable resources 516, and a resource information generator 514, which may be a resource information providing module.
  • the resource information generator 514 generates the resource information including a resource identifier for identifying one resource of the shareable resources 516 accessible through the device 510 and source information for identifying a location from which the resource can be obtained, and to transmit the resource information over the network 120 to other devices in the group of devices.
  • the resource information is generated whenever the device 510 boots up.
  • the resource information can, for example, be generated before the device 510 joins the group, while the device 510 is joining the group, or after the device 510 has joined the group and in response to a request for resource information for another device.
  • the device 510 in response to a request to use the resource received from another device over the network 120, the device 510 provides the requested resource to the other device.
  • the device 510 may include a resource access control module for controlling access to the shareable resources 516 in response to requests received from other devices, for example if authentication of the other devices is required before access can be granted.
  • a universally unique identifier (UUID) is used to ensure a unique identifier for each resource 516.
  • UUID universally unique identifier
  • MAC media access control
  • the device 510 includes three shareable resources, i.e. a first shareable resource 516-1, a second shareable resource 516-2 and a third shareable resource 516-3, in general the device 510 may include any number of shareable resources, i.e. at least one shareable resource.
  • the devices 410, 510 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 could be used as any of the devices shown in the device group of FIG. 1 , and may be combined in a single device if it is required for that device to both transmit and receive resource information.
  • the separate modules shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 may in general be hardware or software modules, operating using hardware, and configured to perform the desired function.
  • the resource information collection and generation, and the resource selection could be performed by software modules running on a processor and hence could be embodied as a computer program stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, such as a hard disk, an optical disk, a universal serial bus (USB) a memory stick, and other known storage media.
  • a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium such as a hard disk, an optical disk, a universal serial bus (USB) a memory stick, and other known storage media.
  • the electronic device 510 of FIG. 5 avoids the need for a separate network management apparatus because the resource information generation and transmission is handled by the same device which is sharing the resources. Therefore when a group of devices such as those devices 410, 510 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , implementing the devices 110-1, 110-2, 110-3, 110-4, exchange resource information over a network 120, as shown in FIG. 1 , resource sharing between devices can be handled in a distributed manner without having to provide a dedicated central server for the purpose of resource sharing. Accordingly, even if the group of devices was originally set up by a particular device, the remaining devices can continue to share resources even after that device has left the group because resource sharing is not controlled by any single device such as a central server. Hence, in the present invention, devices can freely join and leave the group of devices at any point, without affecting the ability of the remaining devices to share resources.
  • FIG. 6 a method for use in a device, such as the device 410 shown in FIG. 4 , is illustrated according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the method could be implemented by dedicated hardware provided in the device 410, for example an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or could be implemented by a computer program executed on a processor in the device 410.
  • ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
  • step S601 the device 410 receives resource information from another device in the group of devices over the network 120 in FIG. 1 .
  • the resource information can be information which identifies one remote shareable resource or which identifies a plurality of remote shareable resources.
  • the device 410 can store the received resource information, for example in the catalog 310 as shown in FIG. 3 together with resource information from other devices.
  • step S602 one specific resource of a plurality of resources is selected, for example, by a user input, command, or selection through an input device included or connected to the selection module 416, with the plurality of resources including at least one local resource and the remote resource identified by the resource information received in step S601.
  • step S603 it is determined whether the remote resource was selected. If the remote resource was selected, then in step S604 the selected remote resource is requested using the location information included in the resource information received at step S601, and the method in FIG. 6 ends. On the other hand, if the selected resource was a local resource, i.e. not a remote resource being shared by another device, then in step S605 the selected local resource is used, and the method in FIG. 6 ends.
  • a local resource may be selected, it is not essential in all exemplary embodiments for this to be the case. In some exemplary embodiments a resource may be selected only from a plurality of remote resources, i.e. a set of resources not including any local resources.
  • one file of a plurality of multimedia files may be selected, all of which are stored remotely and are being shared by at least one device over the network.
  • steps S603 and S605 could be omitted and instead the process can proceed directly to step S604 to request the selected remote resource.
  • FIG. 7 a method for use in a device such as the device 510 shown in FIG. 5 is illustrated, according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As with FIG. 6 , the method of FIG. 7 could be implemented by dedicated hardware or by a computer program executed on a processor.
  • the device 510 generates resource information which identifies at least one shareable resource accessible through the device 510.
  • the at least one shareable resource included in the resource information could be a local resource included in the device 510, a remote resource that can be accessed by the device 510 through another device, or any combination of local and remote shareable resources.
  • the generated resource information is transmitted to at least one other device in the group of devices.
  • the resource information can be broadcast to all devices through the network 120, for example, when the device joins the group, the resource information can be broadcast over the network 120 to all other devices in the group.
  • the device 510 can periodically re-broadcast resource information over the network 120 and/or can transmit the resource information to a specific device in response to a request from the device 510.
  • the resource information can be generated at any point before being transmitted. In the exemplary embodiment the resource information is generated whenever the device 510 boots up.
  • the resource information can, for example, be generated before the device 510 joins the group, while the device 510 is joining the group, or after the device 510 has joined the group and in response to a request for resource information for another device.
  • step S703 the device 510 waits to receive an access request for a shareable resource from another device in the group. If no access request is received, the method loops back repeatedly to perform step S703. In response to a request being received as determined in step S703, the device 510 proceeds to step S704 and provides the resource to the requesting device. The method in FIG. 7 then ends.
  • authentication can be used to verify that the request is received from an authorized device. Depending on how the group of devices has been set up, in some exemplary embodiments it may be possible to define different types of authentication for different resources, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , or authentication may be required for all shareable resources. If authentication is required for the requested resource then the device 510 can authenticate the requesting device before providing the resource.
  • the device 510 can include information about remote shareable resources that are accessible from another device. This allows the device 510 to act as a bridging device between two other devices in the group of devices, as shown in FIG. 8 .
  • a first device 810-1 is compatible with two different network standards, in this case WI-FI and BLUETOOTH.
  • the group of devices also includes a second device 810-2 and a third device 810-3 which are only compatible with WI-FI and can communicate with the first device 810-1 over a WI-FI network 820-1.
  • the group of devices further includes a fourth device 810-4 which is only compatible with BLUETOOTH and communicates with the first device 810-1 over a network 820-2 using BLUETOOTH, a short range wireless communications technology at the 2.4 GHz band, commercially available from the BLUETOOTH SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP, INC.
  • BLUETOOTH a short range wireless communications technology at the 2.4 GHz band
  • one group of devices can include devices that communicate over more than one network type.
  • the first device 810-1 can act as a bridging device between the devices 810-2, 810-3, and the fourth device 810-4.
  • the first device 810-1 can include information about a remote shareable resource on the fourth device 810-4 in the resource information sent to the devices 810-2, 810-3.
  • the devices 810-2, 810-3 can therefore each access the resource on the fourth device 810-4 by sending a request to the first device 810-1, which will in turn request the resource from the fourth device 810-4 in order to provide the resource to the requesting device.
  • the first device 810-1 can operate as a bridging device when the group includes any devices that are not able to communicate directly, for example, due to incompatible network protocols.
  • the use of bridging devices is not limited to situations in which different network types are used. For example, even when all devices in a group communicate over the same network, a device can still act as a bridging device by including information about remote resources in its own resource information. This may be advantageous when two devices are not able to establish a reliable direct connection, since the devices can still share resources via a third device to which both can connect reliably. For instance, environmental factors may prevent a reliable BLUETOOTH connection being formed directly between the two devices.
  • a device can select a remote shareable resource and request access to the selected remote resource from another device in the group.
  • the device can rank the resources according to at least one predetermined ranking criteria.
  • a plurality of different resource types can be defined and the resource information for each resource can include type information for identifying a type of the remote shareable resource.
  • the device can rank all available resources, local and remote, of that particular type.
  • the type of required resource may be a display screen, and the device can rank all available display screens to determine the preferred screen to use. In this way, it can be determined based on the resource information whether an alternative resource of the same type as the selected resource and having a higher ranking than the selected resource is available.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a system for ranking resources according to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention.
  • three resources of the same type labeled Resource 1, Resource 2, and Resource 3, are ranked according to four predetermined criteria.
  • different criteria may be used.
  • the criteria are a time since the resource was last accessed, a current state of the resource, an attribute score of the resource, and a usage history of the resource.
  • Each resource is assigned a score in each category, and the scores for each resource are summed to give a total score.
  • the resources can then be ranked according to their total score, with the resource with the highest score being selected as the preferred resource.
  • the ranking results may be presented to a user, for example, by being output by audio and/or visual devices such as a display which may be a touch screen on the devices 110-1, 110-2, 110-3, 110-4, to allow the user to select, through an input device and the selection module 416, the preferred resource based on the scores.
  • audio and/or visual devices such as a display which may be a touch screen on the devices 110-1, 110-2, 110-3, 110-4, to allow the user to select, through an input device and the selection module 416, the preferred resource based on the scores.
  • the information for a given resource can be obtained from the device which originally provided the resource information for that resource, either by being included in the resource information initially or by being received at a later stage.
  • each resource can be assigned a score under this criteria which depends on how long it has been since the resource was last accessed. For example, a score of 0 may be assigned if the resource has not been accessed for more than 24 hours, a score of 1 may be assigned if the resource was accessed between 1 and 24 hours ago, and a score of 2 may be assigned if the resource was accessed less than 1 hour ago.
  • a score of 0 may be assigned if the resource has not been accessed for more than 24 hours
  • a score of 1 may be assigned if the resource was accessed between 1 and 24 hours ago
  • a score of 2 may be assigned if the resource was accessed less than 1 hour ago.
  • each resource can be scored depending on a current state of the resource, which may have different meanings for different types of resource. For example, in the case of a resource which is a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, a higher score may be assigned to the resource if the GPS receiver currently has a position fix as opposed to a GPS receiver which is attempting to determine a position. On the other hand, some types of resources may only have a single state, in which case this criteria may be omitted.
  • GPS global positioning system
  • this score can take into account any important attributes of the resource. Which attributes are important will depend on the resource type. For example, in the case of a display screen of a device, a higher score may be given to a larger display than a smaller display. Other examples of attributes include, but are not limited to, whether the display color or black-and-white images, the power consumption of the display, and the resolution, and any combination thereof. If the resource is a speaker, attributes could include maximum volume setting, power consumption level, and a quality metric, and any combination thereof. In the case of a storage unit such as a hard disk drive, attributes could include access speed and available capacity. These attributes and resource types are merely exemplary and are not limiting.
  • this can be a score that is maintained by the device performing the ranking, and which takes into account such factors as whether the resource has been accessed previously, and if so, a performance level of the resource and observed reliability. For example, if a particular resource has been accessed frequently but has proven to be unreliable, the resource may be assigned a low score under "usage history". In the example shown in FIG. 9 , the third resource has not previously been accessed by the present device and hence no usage history score is available.
  • resource ranking can be used to select a preferred resource when a plurality of different resources of the same type are available. Also, if the same resource is available through different paths, for instance, if a resource can be both directly accessed and indirectly accessed through a bridging device as described with reference to FIG. 8 , the resource information for each different access path, defined in the location information, can be used to rank the alternative access paths to select a preferred location from which to obtain the resource.
  • a method for determining whether a resource is currently available is illustrated in table form, according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a device queries the other devices providing the plurality of resources to determine whether each resource is currently available. Unavailable resources can be removed from the selection process to ensure that only available resources can be selected.
  • the method shown in FIG. 10 can be performed either at the device which provides the resource, before responding to the availability query with a simple response indicating "yes" or "no" for availability, or can be performed at the device making the selection based on information received in response to the query.
  • a first resource labeled 001
  • a second resource labeled 002
  • a third resource labeled 003, is available because although the resource is currently in use, the resource supports parallel use, i.e. use by more than one device at a time. For example, parallel use may be supported by a media file, but not by a display screen.
  • a fourth resource, labeled 004, is available because the resource is interruptible (INT) and the requesting device has a high priority.
  • the device determining whether a resource is currently available may query the other devices and may compile the table shown in FIG. 10 , may store the table of FIG. 10 in memory or in a storage unit of the determining device, and may perform the method of FIG. 10 by scanning the table entries for resources which match a predetermined or input selection criteria for the resources to be accessed.
  • FIG. 11 a system including two groups of devices is illustrated, according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • the first device 1101-1, the second device 1110-2, and third device 1110-3 are included in a first group 1131, while the third device 1110-3 is also part of a second group 1132 which includes the fourth device 1110-4 and the fifth device 1110-5.
  • the different groups can be defined by different group identifiers (IDs). A group ID is shown in FIG.
  • the resource catalog 310 includes a GROUP_ID to identify the group to which the resource information applies.
  • this device could store separate resource catalogs for the first group 1131 and the second 1132 group under different group IDs.
  • the third device 1110-3 can share certain resources with the first group 1131 by sending resource information for those resources to the other devices 1110-1, 1110-2 in the first group 1131.
  • the third device 1110-3 can also share a different set of resources with the other devices 1110-4, 1110-5 in the second group 1132. This may be particularly advantageous when, for example, one group is set up to use authentication and the other group is set up as an open group which does not require authentication.
  • FIG. 12 a method sequence chart showing a method for setting up a group of devices is illustrated, according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
  • a first device 1210-1 labeled Device A
  • a device can attempt to join or set-up a group of devices whenever a predetermined condition is met.
  • the predetermined condition is based on location awareness, and the first device 1210-1 periodically obtains information about its location, for example using a GPS receiving module.
  • the location determination may be made based on a WI-FI signal, by determining that the device is within range of a predetermined network, or using other information such as ambient sound detection.
  • the first device 1210-1 determines whether the group of devices exists by broadcasting a group search message including a predetermined group identifier for identifying the group, waiting a predetermined time, and determining that the group does not exist if a response indicating the existence of the group is not received from the network within the predetermined time.
  • This approach ensures that other devices on the network are not required to respond unless the other devices are already part of the identified group, reducing a network traffic burden.
  • the first device 1210-1 instead of broadcasting a message including the predetermined group ID, can broadcast a group search message to request other devices to respond with the group IDs of any existing groups to which the other devices already belong. The first device 1210-1 can then wait a predetermined time and compare the group IDs in any responses received in that time against the predetermined ID, to determine whether the group exists.
  • the group setup message is received by a second device 1210-2, labeled Device B, that is also connected to the network 1220.
  • the second device 1210-2 determines whether to join the new group. For example, the second device 1210-2 may request a user to select whether or not to join the group, or alternatively could automatically join any new group meeting certain criteria, for instance any new "open" group that does not require authentication.
  • the second device 1210-2 determines or is instructed by the user to join the new group, the second device 1210-2 transmits a response message to the first device 1210-1 to confirm that the second device 1210-2 intends to join the group. Then, the first device 1210-1 requests resource information from the second device 1210-2, receives the resource information from the second device 1210-2, and in response transmits its own resource information to the second device 1210-2. At this point both devices 1210-1, 1210-2 have exchanged resource information and can now share their resources, and the group is set up.
  • a dedicated response to the group setup message is transmitted, and a dedicated request for resource information is transmitted, in some exemplary embodiments these steps and responses can be omitted.
  • the second device 1210-2 could simply respond by transmitting the resource information to the first device 1210-1.
  • the group setup message broadcast by the first device 1310-1 over the network 1320 includes authentication information that identifies a type of authentication to be used in communications between the devices 1310-1, 1310-2 in the new group.
  • the second device 1310-2 Upon receipt of the group setup message, the second device 1310-2 requests to join the new group by starting a mutual authentication with the first device 1310-1.
  • the first device 1310-1 In response to the message from the second device 1310-2 being successfully authenticated by the first device 1310-1, the first device 1310-1 accepts the joining request from the second device 1310-2 and transmits an authorization token to the second device 1310-2.
  • the authorization token is a token for use in authenticating communications between devices in the same group, which can be included in messages sent over the network to verify to a device receiving the message that the device originated from an authorized device.
  • the second device 1310-2 stores the authorization token.
  • the first device 1310-1 now includes the authorization token in the request message.
  • the second device 1310-2 is therefore able to confirm, by comparison with the stored token, that the request message originated from an authorized device.
  • a second device 1410-2 is reconnecting to a network to which a first device 1410-1 and a third device 1410-3 are connected.
  • the second device 1410-2 was previously connected to the network and was a member of Group 1, to which the first device 1410-1 also belongs.
  • the third device 1410-3 is not included in Group 1, but is a member of a second group labeled Group 2.
  • the second device 1410-2 Upon reconnecting the network, the second device 1410-2 broadcasts a group search message to determine whether Group 1 still exists, i.e. whether any devices included in Group 1 are still connected to the network.
  • the group search message requires each device to respond with the group IDs of any groups to which each device belongs, although as described above, other approaches are possible in other exemplary embodiments.
  • the first device 1410-1 responds with a message including the group ID of the first group, that is, Group 1
  • the third device 1410-3 responds with a message including the group ID of the second group, that is, Group 2.
  • the second device 1410-2 that Group 1 still exists because the first device 1410-1 is still connected to the network.
  • the second device 1410-2 broadcasts a request to any devices in the first group Group 1 to rescan the group, to prompt each device to update its catalog 310, shown for example in FIG, 3 , with the shared resources of the second device 1410-2.
  • Group 1 is set up to use an authorization token to authenticate communications, as described above with reference to FIG. 13 . Therefore the first device 1410-1, and any other devices in Group 1 still connected to the network, respond to the rescan request by sending a resource information request including the authorization token to the second device 1410-2. Because the second device 1410-2 was previously part of the first group Group 1, the second device 1410-2 already has the authorization token and can confirm that the request from the first device 1410-1 originated from an authorized device. Therefore the second device 1410-2 transmits its own resource information to the first device 1410-1, which adds the resource information to its own catalog 310. A similar message sequence follows for the second device 1410-2 to receive resource information from the first device 1410-1. At this point the second device 1410-2 has now rejoined the first group Group 1 and can resume sharing resources.
  • a device can store the received resource information for a predetermined time period and request updated resource information from the other device after the predetermined time period has expired. This ensures that an up-to-date record of shareable resources can be maintained. Also, in response to updated resource information not being received, the device can delete the stored resource information for the other device. This ensures that when a device leaves the network, other devices do not subsequently attempt to access the shareable resources of the departing device.
  • the above-described apparatus and methods according to the present invention can be implemented in hardware or firmware, or as software or computer code, or combinations thereof.
  • Various components such as a controller, a central processing unit (CPU), a processor, and any unit or device described herein includes at least hardware and/or other physical structures and elements.
  • the software or computer code can also be stored in a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD ROM, a RAM, a ROM whether erasable or rewritable or not, a floppy disk, CDs, DVDs, memory chips, a hard disk, a magnetic storage media, an optical recording media, or a magneto-optical disk or computer code downloaded over a network originally stored on a remote recording medium, a computer readable recording medium, or a non-transitory machine readable medium and to be stored on a local recording medium, so that the methods described herein can be rendered in such software, computer code, software modules, software objects, instructions, applications, applets, apps, etc.
  • a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD ROM, a RAM, a ROM whether erasable or rewritable or not, a floppy disk, CDs, DVDs, memory chips, a hard disk, a magnetic storage media, an optical recording media, or a magneto-
  • the computer, the processor, microprocessor controller or the programmable hardware include volatile and/or non-volatile storage and memory components, e.g., RAM, ROM, Flash, etc. that may store or receive software or computer code that when accessed and executed by the computer, processor or hardware implement the processing methods described herein.
  • volatile and/or non-volatile storage and memory components e.g., RAM, ROM, Flash, etc.
  • the execution of the code transforms the general purpose computer into a special purpose computer for executing the processing shown herein.
  • the program may be electronically transferred through any medium such as communication signals transmitted by wire/wireless connections, and their equivalents.
  • the programs and computer readable recording medium can also be distributed in network-coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Computing Systems (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Information Transfer Between Computers (AREA)

Claims (11)

  1. Elektronische Vorrichtung (410) zum Kommunizieren über ein Netzwerk (120) mit mindestens einer anderen Vorrichtung in einer Gruppe von Vorrichtungen, wobei die elektronische Vorrichtung (410) umfasst:
    einen Speicher; und
    mindestens einen Prozessor, der mit dem Speicher elektrisch verbunden ist,
    wobei der mindestens eine Prozessor konfiguriert ist, um:
    Ressourceninformationen (300-1) für eine Vielzahl von Ressourcen von der mindestens einen anderen Vorrichtung in der Gruppe von Vorrichtungen zu empfangen, wobei die Ressourceninformationen (300-1) eine Ressourcenkennung zum Identifizieren einer entfernten Ressource, die über die mindestens eine andere Vorrichtung zugänglich ist, und Quellinformationen zum Identifizieren einer Position, von der die entfernte Ressource erhalten werden kann, enthalten;
    die empfangenen Ressourceninformationen (300-1) in einem Ressourcenkatalog (310) zu speichern, wobei die in den Ressourceninformationen (300-1) enthaltene Ressourcenkennung eine erste Kennung, die einer ersten entfernten Ressource entspricht, die über die mindestens eine andere Vorrichtung zugänglich ist, und eine zweite Kennung, die einer zweiten entfernten Ressource entspricht, die über die mindestens eine andere Vorrichtung zugänglich ist, enthält;
    eine spezifische entfernte Ressource der ersten entfernten Ressource und der zweiten entfernten Ressource mithilfe eines Auswahlmoduls (416) auszuwählen;
    in Reaktion auf die Auswahl der entfernten Ressource die ausgewählte entfernte Ressource von der mindestens einen anderen Vorrichtung entsprechend der durch die Quellinformationen identifizierten Position anzufragen,
    wobei der mindestens eine Prozessor ferner konfiguriert ist, um:
    vor dem Empfang der Ressourceninformationen zu bestimmen, ob die Gruppe von Vorrichtungen existiert;
    die Ressourceninformationen von der mindestens einen anderen Vorrichtung anzufragen, wenn die Gruppe von Vorrichtungen existiert, wenn die Gruppe nicht existiert, durch Rundsenden einer Gruppeneinrichtungmitteilung über das Netzwerk (120), um mindestens eine andere Vorrichtung zur Teilnahme an der Gruppe einzuladen, die Gruppe einzurichten und auf eine Anfrage von einer spezifischen Vorrichtung der Gruppe von Vorrichtungen zu antworten, um durch Authentifizieren der spezifischen Vorrichtung an der Gruppe teilzunehmen; und
    in Reaktion auf ein erfolgreiches Authentifizierungsergebnis ein Authorisierungszeichen an die spezifische Vorrichtung zu übermitteln, wobei das Autorisierungszeichen ein Zeichen zur Verwendung in Authentifizierungskommunikationen zwischen Vorrichtungen in einer selben Gruppe umfasst.
  2. Elektronische Vorrichtung (410) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die elektronische Vorrichtung (410) bestimmt, ob die Gruppe von Vorrichtungen existiert, durch Rundsenden einer Gruppensuchmitteilung, die eine vorgegebene Gruppenkennung zum Identifizieren der Gruppe enthält, eine vorgegebene Zeit wartet und bestimmt, dass die Gruppe nicht existiert, wenn eine die Existenz der Gruppe anzeigende Antwort nicht innerhalb der vorgegebenen Zeit vom Netzwerk (120) empfangen wird.
  3. Elektronische Vorrichtung (410) nach Anspruch 1, wobei die elektronische Vorrichtung (410) ferner konfiguriert ist, um immer dann, wenn eine vorgegebene Bedingung erfüllt wird, über die Teilnahme an oder die Einrichtung einer Gruppe von Vorrichtungen zu bestimmen, wobei die elektronische Vorrichtung (410) konfiguriert ist, um Positionsinformationen über eine aktuelle Position der Vorrichtung zu erhalten und
    in Reaktion darauf, dass die Positionsinformationen anzeigen, dass sich die Vorrichtung an einer vorgegebenen Position befindet, zu bestimmen, ob die Gruppe von Vorrichtungen existiert.
  4. Elektronische Vorrichtung (410) nach Anspruch 1, wobei vor dem Empfangen der Ressourceninformationen die elektronische Vorrichtung (410) eine Ressourceninformationsanfrage rundsendet, die eine vorgegebene Gruppenkennung zum Identifizieren der Gruppe von Vorrichtungen enthält, um Ressourceninformationen von mindestens einer Vorrichtung im Netzwerk, die in der Gruppe enthalten ist, anzufragen.
  5. Elektronische Vorrichtung (410) nach Anspruch 1, wobei, wenn die Ressourceninformationen für eine Vielzahl von Ressourcen empfangen wird, die elektronische Vorrichtung (410) basierend auf den empfangenen Ressourcenkennungen bestimmt, ob eine spezifische Ressource der Vielzahl von Ressourcen von einer Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Positionen erhalten werden kann; und
    wobei in Reaktion darauf, dass das Auswahlmodul (416) die spezifische Ressource auswählt, die elektronische Vorrichtung (410) eine bevorzugte der Vielzahl von unterschiedlichen Positionen auswählt, von der die spezifische Ressource basierend auf vorgegebenen Kriterien angefragt wird.
  6. Elektronische Vorrichtung (410) nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Auswahlmodul (416) die Vielzahl von Ressourcen entsprechend mindestens einem vorgegebenen Rangfolgekriterium ordnet, bevor es eine spezifische Ressource der Vielzahl von Ressourcen auswählt.
  7. Verfahren zur Verwendung in einer elektronischen Vorrichtung (410) zum Kommunizieren über ein Netzwerk (120) mit mindestens einer anderen Vorrichtung in einer Gruppe von Vorrichtungen, wobei das Verfahren umfasst:
    ein Empfangen von Ressourceninformationen (S601) für eine Vielzahl von Ressourcen von der mindestens einen anderen Vorrichtung in der Gruppe von Vorrichtungen, wobei die Ressourceninformationen (300-1) eine Ressourcenkennung zum Identifizieren einer entfernten Ressource, die über die mindestens eine andere Vorrichtung zugänglich ist, und Quellinformationen zum Identifizieren einer Position, von der die entfernte Ressource erhalten werden kann, enthalten;
    ein Speichern der empfangenen Ressourceninformationen (300-1) in einem Ressourcenkatalog (310), wobei die in den Ressourceninformationen (300-1) enthaltene Ressourcenkennung eine erste Kennung, die einer ersten entfernten Ressource entspricht, die über die mindestens eine andere Vorrichtung zugänglich ist, und eine zweite Kennung, die einer zweiten entfernten Ressource entspricht, die über die mindestens eine andere Vorrichtung zugänglich ist, enthält;
    ein Auswählen einer spezifischen entfernten Ressource (S602) der ersten entfernten Ressource und der zweiten entfernten Ressource mithilfe eines Auswahlmoduls (416);
    ein Anfragen der ausgewählten entfernten Ressource (S604) von der mindestens einen anderen Vorrichtung, die der durch die Quellinformationen identifizierten Position entspricht, in Reaktion auf die Auswahl der entfernten Ressource (S603); und
    wobei das Verfahren ferner umfasst: vor dem Empfang der Ressourceninformationen ein Bestimmen, ob die Gruppe von Vorrichtungen existiert;
    ein Anfragen der Ressourceninformationen von der mindestens einen anderen Vorrichtung, wenn die Gruppe von Vorrichtungen existiert, wenn die Gruppe nicht existiert, durch Rundsenden einer Gruppeneinrichtungmitteilung über das Netzwerk (120), um mindestens eine andere Vorrichtung zur Teilnahme an der Gruppe einzuladen, die Gruppe einzurichten und auf eine Anfrage von einer spezifischen Vorrichtung der Gruppe von Vorrichtungen zu antworten, um durch Authentifizieren der spezifischen Vorrichtung an der Gruppe teilzunehmen; und
    in Reaktion auf ein erfolgreiches Authentifizierungsergebnis ein Übermitteln eines Authorisierungszeichens an die spezifische Vorrichtung, wobei das Autorisierungszeichen ein Zeichen zur Verwendung in Authentifizierungskommunikationen zwischen Vorrichtungen in einer selben Gruppe umfasst.
  8. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, wobei das Bestimmen, ob die Gruppe von Vorrichtungen existiert, umfasst:
    ein Rundsenden einer Gruppensuchmitteilung, enthaltend eine vorgegebenen Gruppenkennung zum Identifizieren der Gruppe;
    ein Warten für eine vorgegebene Zeit; und
    ein Bestimmen, dass die Gruppe nicht existiert, wenn eine die Existenz der Gruppe anzeigende Antwort nicht innerhalb der vorgegebenen Zeit vom Netzwerk (120) empfangen wird.
  9. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, ferner umfassend ein Bestimmen über die Teilnahme an oder die Einrichtung einer Gruppe von Vorrichtungen, immer wenn eine vorgegebene Bedingung erfüllt wird, wobei das Bestimmen ein Erhalten von Positionsinformationen über eine aktuelle Position der elektronischen Vorrichtung (410) und ein Bestimmen, ob die Gruppe von Vorrichtungen existiert, in Reaktion darauf, dass die Positionsinformationen anzeigen, dass sich die elektronische Vorrichtung (410) an einer vorgegebenen Position befindet, umfasst.
  10. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, ferner umfassend vor dem Empfangen der Ressourceninformationen:
    ein Rundsenden einer Ressourceninformationsanfrage, die eine vorgegebene Gruppenkennung zum Identifizieren der Gruppe von Vorrichtungen enthält, um Ressourceninformationen von mindestens einer Vorrichtung im Netzwerk, die in der Gruppe enthalten ist, anzufragen.
  11. Verfahren nach Anspruch 7, wobei, wenn Ressourceninformationen für eine Vielzahl von Ressourcen empfangen werden, das Verfahren ferner umfasst:
    ein Bestimmen basierend auf den empfangenen Ressourcenkennungen, ob eine spezifische Ressource der Vielzahl von Ressourcen von einer Vielzahl von unterschiedlichen Positionen erhalten wird; und
    ein Auswählen einer bevorzugten Position der Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Positionen, von denen die Ressource basierend auf vorgegebenen Kriterien angefragt wird, in Reaktion auf die Auswahl spezifischer Ressourcen.
EP13179516.3A 2012-08-08 2013-08-07 Verfahren und Vorrichtung für gemeinsame Ressourcennutzung zwischen Geräten Active EP2696559B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB1214144.6A GB2504725B (en) 2012-08-08 2012-08-08 Resource sharing between devices
KR1020130090946A KR102072003B1 (ko) 2012-08-08 2013-07-31 디바이스들 간의 리소스 공유하는 방법 및 전자 디바이스

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP2696559A1 EP2696559A1 (de) 2014-02-12
EP2696559B1 true EP2696559B1 (de) 2020-05-06

Family

ID=48917437

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP13179516.3A Active EP2696559B1 (de) 2012-08-08 2013-08-07 Verfahren und Vorrichtung für gemeinsame Ressourcennutzung zwischen Geräten

Country Status (2)

Country Link
US (1) US10187474B2 (de)
EP (1) EP2696559B1 (de)

Families Citing this family (18)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9900172B2 (en) * 2013-04-25 2018-02-20 Qualcomm Incorporated Coordinated resource sharing in machine-to-machine communication using a network-based group management and floor control mechanism
US10438225B1 (en) 2013-12-18 2019-10-08 Amazon Technologies, Inc. Game-based automated agent detection
US9985943B1 (en) * 2013-12-18 2018-05-29 Amazon Technologies, Inc. Automated agent detection using multiple factors
US20150254248A1 (en) 2014-03-07 2015-09-10 Printeron Inc. System for suggesting network resource for use by a network terminal based on network resource ranking
US10270707B1 (en) * 2015-04-06 2019-04-23 EMC IP Holding Company LLC Distributed catalog service for multi-cluster data processing platform
US10706970B1 (en) 2015-04-06 2020-07-07 EMC IP Holding Company LLC Distributed data analytics
US10873540B2 (en) 2016-07-06 2020-12-22 Cisco Technology, Inc. Crowd-sourced cloud computing resource validation
US10412041B2 (en) * 2016-09-21 2019-09-10 Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc. Internet protocol (IP) addressing using an industrial control program
US10666657B1 (en) * 2016-12-07 2020-05-26 Amazon Technologies, Inc. Token-based access control and grouping
EP3396607A1 (de) 2017-04-28 2018-10-31 Tata Consultancy Services Limited Systeme und verfahren zur dynamischen entdeckung semantischer ressourcen in fog-roboter-netzwerken
US11005793B2 (en) * 2017-12-15 2021-05-11 Slack Technologies, Inc. Method, apparatus, and computer program product for determining access control parameter discrepancies in group-based communication channels with a group-based communication system
ES2935141T3 (es) * 2018-03-30 2023-03-01 V2Com S A Sistema y método para la gestión y asignación de recursos en una red auto optimizada de nodos de procesamiento heterogéneos
CN113079555B (zh) * 2019-04-22 2022-11-15 Oppo广东移动通信有限公司 网络资源共享方法及相关装置
US10986038B1 (en) 2019-11-12 2021-04-20 Slack Technologies, Inc. Authorizations associated with externally shared communication resources
US11184400B2 (en) 2019-11-12 2021-11-23 Slack Technologies, Inc. Authorizations associated with externally shared communication resources
CN112511569B (zh) * 2021-02-07 2021-05-11 杭州筋斗腾云科技有限公司 网络资源访问请求的处理方法、系统及计算机设备
CN113190363B (zh) * 2021-04-22 2023-05-30 Oppo广东移动通信有限公司 远程控制方法、装置、计算机可读存储介质及电子设备
CN113242314B (zh) * 2021-05-28 2023-06-13 Oppo广东移动通信有限公司 跨端资源访问方法、装置、存储介质及电子设备

Family Cites Families (36)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7136062B1 (en) * 1999-09-14 2006-11-14 Microsoft Corporation Scalable multiparty conferencing and collaboration system and method of dynamically allocating system resources and providing true color support in same
US7689510B2 (en) * 2000-09-07 2010-03-30 Sonic Solutions Methods and system for use in network management of content
US7747747B1 (en) * 2002-05-06 2010-06-29 Apple Inc. Method and arrangement for supressing duplicate network resources
US7484225B2 (en) * 2002-08-08 2009-01-27 Sun Microsystems, Inc. System and method for describing and identifying abstract software modules in peer-to-peer network environments
US7454120B2 (en) * 2003-07-02 2008-11-18 Macrovision Corporation Methods and apparatus for client aggregation of television programming in a networked personal video recording system
US20070083899A1 (en) * 2003-07-10 2007-04-12 Compton Charles L Distributed and scalable architecture for on demand session and resource manangement
US7668939B2 (en) * 2003-12-19 2010-02-23 Microsoft Corporation Routing of resource information in a network
US20100049606A1 (en) * 2004-05-03 2010-02-25 Thomson Licensing S.A. Specific Internet user target advertising replacement method and system
WO2006089756A1 (en) * 2005-02-24 2006-08-31 Smsc Europe Gmbh Distributed network system with hierarchical management of resources
US7818350B2 (en) * 2005-02-28 2010-10-19 Yahoo! Inc. System and method for creating a collaborative playlist
US7860013B2 (en) * 2005-03-09 2010-12-28 Comcast Cable Holdings, Llc Methods and systems for using in-stream data within an on demand content delivery path
US8693405B2 (en) * 2005-10-27 2014-04-08 Qualcomm Incorporated SDMA resource management
US20110137986A1 (en) * 2009-12-08 2011-06-09 Wolf Edward O'brien Accessing content hosted on a peer device in a peer-to-peer network using a uniform resource locator (URL)
US7970835B2 (en) * 2006-04-04 2011-06-28 Xerox Corporation Peer-to-peer file sharing system and method using downloadable data segments
US9028329B2 (en) * 2006-04-13 2015-05-12 Igt Integrating remotely-hosted and locally rendered content on a gaming device
US8968077B2 (en) * 2006-04-13 2015-03-03 Idt Methods and systems for interfacing with a third-party application
US9172611B2 (en) * 2006-09-01 2015-10-27 Spirent Communications, Inc. System and method for discovering assets and functional relationships in a network
US20080077635A1 (en) * 2006-09-22 2008-03-27 Digital Bazaar, Inc. Highly Available Clustered Storage Network
US9154557B2 (en) * 2006-10-12 2015-10-06 Cisco Technology, Inc. Automatic proxy registration and discovery in a multi-proxy communication system
US20080168130A1 (en) * 2007-01-09 2008-07-10 Wen-Tzer Thomas Chen Method and system for determining whether to send a synchronous or asynchronous resource request
US20090265255A1 (en) * 2007-04-26 2009-10-22 John Clarke Jackson Systems, Devices, and Methods for Supporting Decisions
US20090183199A1 (en) * 2008-01-10 2009-07-16 James Ivan Stafford Devices, Systems, and Methods Regarding Advertisement on Demand
TWI361361B (en) * 2008-05-13 2012-04-01 Ind Tech Res Inst Distributed audio video system, and content directory management system and method thereof
US8850052B2 (en) * 2008-09-30 2014-09-30 Apple Inc. System and method for simplified resource sharing
US8555322B2 (en) * 2009-01-23 2013-10-08 Microsoft Corporation Shared television sessions
US8964634B2 (en) * 2009-02-06 2015-02-24 Sony Corporation Wireless home mesh network bridging adaptor
KR20100114407A (ko) 2009-04-15 2010-10-25 한국전자통신연구원 다중 네트워크 인터페이스를 가지는 모바일 단말을 이용한 컨텐츠 공유 시스템 및 그 방법
US8335532B2 (en) * 2010-01-19 2012-12-18 Qualcomm Incorporated Session-triggered pushing of group communication data
US9183560B2 (en) * 2010-05-28 2015-11-10 Daniel H. Abelow Reality alternate
KR101752721B1 (ko) 2010-09-15 2017-06-30 엘지전자 주식회사 단말기 및 단말기의 컨텐츠 공유 방법
KR20120067457A (ko) * 2010-12-16 2012-06-26 삼성전자주식회사 유니캐스트 기반의 네트워크에서 그룹 메시지 전송 방법 및 장치
US8762559B2 (en) * 2011-12-16 2014-06-24 Robert L. Engelhart System and method for non-IMS application service access over IP multimedia subsystem
EP2615867B1 (de) * 2012-01-12 2014-01-15 Alcatel Lucent Verfahren zur Auswahl eines Übertragungsmodus, Mobilstation, Netzwerkknoten und Kommunikationsnetzwerk dafür
US10129751B2 (en) * 2012-05-25 2018-11-13 Comcast Cable Communications, Llc Wireless gateway supporting public and private networks
US8995443B2 (en) * 2012-07-31 2015-03-31 Qualcomm Incorporated Address resolution mechanism for hybrid communication networks
US8649383B1 (en) * 2012-07-31 2014-02-11 Aruba Networks, Inc. Overlaying virtual broadcast domains on an underlying physical network

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
None *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP2696559A1 (de) 2014-02-12
US10187474B2 (en) 2019-01-22
US20140047048A1 (en) 2014-02-13

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP2696559B1 (de) Verfahren und Vorrichtung für gemeinsame Ressourcennutzung zwischen Geräten
KR101176763B1 (ko) 통신망 디바이스들의 간단한 동적 설정
KR101613657B1 (ko) 미디어 콘텐츠 및 구독 콘텐츠의 무선 동기화
EP2830286B1 (de) Verfahren, vorrichtung und system zum empfehlen von anwendungsprogrammen
US9706015B2 (en) Multi-operating system input device
EP2696295B1 (de) Verarbeitungsverfahren, -vorrichtung und -system für eine medienressourcen-playlist in einem lokalbereichsnetzwerk
CN102263782B (zh) 信息处理装置、信息处理方法和信息处理系统
KR102502655B1 (ko) 연속성을 갖는 컨텐츠 재생 방법 및 이를 위한 전자 장치
CN103827866A (zh) 用于通信网络的网络连接式媒体网关
US8943217B2 (en) Systems and methods for operating an appliance control device for an appliance
US20150052235A1 (en) Information processing apparatus and method for controlling the same
KR101775026B1 (ko) 페어 플레이 서비스 제공 방법 및 장치
EP2723112B1 (de) Berechtigungskontrollverfahren und -vorrichtung für eine digitale lebende netzwerkallianz
CN111935236A (zh) 促进屏幕设备与客户端设备间互操作性的方法、设备和介质
US9734538B2 (en) Integrated operation method for social network service function and system supporting the same
KR102072003B1 (ko) 디바이스들 간의 리소스 공유하는 방법 및 전자 디바이스
CN116208796A (zh) 投屏控制方法、投屏控制装置、处理器和投屏系统
US11528762B2 (en) Information processing apparatus and control method of the same
KR101561524B1 (ko) 원격 사용자 인터페이스 관리 시스템 및 그 방법
US20210392483A1 (en) Information processing apparatus, control method of the same, and storage medium
CN114630390A (zh) 一种网络设备的自动协作方法、设备及存储介质
CN117978567A (zh) 一种显示设备及对非Matter设备的控制方法
WO2019019609A1 (zh) 创建资源的方法及相应的注册方法、服务器和客户端装置

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

AX Request for extension of the european patent

Extension state: BA ME

PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 20140812

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: EXAMINATION IS IN PROGRESS

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 20170418

GRAP Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: GRANT OF PATENT IS INTENDED

INTG Intention to grant announced

Effective date: 20191114

GRAJ Information related to disapproval of communication of intention to grant by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the epo deleted

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSDIGR1

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: EXAMINATION IS IN PROGRESS

GRAR Information related to intention to grant a patent recorded

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR71

GRAS Grant fee paid

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: GRANT OF PATENT IS INTENDED

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: THE PATENT HAS BEEN GRANTED

RBV Designated contracting states (corrected)

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

INTC Intention to grant announced (deleted)
INTG Intention to grant announced

Effective date: 20200326

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: EP

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: REF

Ref document number: 1268658

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20200515

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: IE

Ref legal event code: FG4D

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R096

Ref document number: 602013068676

Country of ref document: DE

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: LT

Ref legal event code: MG4D

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: MP

Effective date: 20200506

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200806

Ref country code: GR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200807

Ref country code: LT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: FI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: PT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200907

Ref country code: SE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: IS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200906

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20200721

Year of fee payment: 8

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: RS

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: BG

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200806

Ref country code: LV

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: HR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20200814

Year of fee payment: 8

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: AT

Ref legal event code: MK05

Ref document number: 1268658

Country of ref document: AT

Kind code of ref document: T

Effective date: 20200506

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: AL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: CZ

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: AT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: RO

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: DK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: EE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: SM

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R097

Ref document number: 602013068676

Country of ref document: DE

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: PL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

PLBE No opposition filed within time limit

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MC

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

26N No opposition filed

Effective date: 20210209

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: LU

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200807

Ref country code: LI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200831

Ref country code: CH

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200831

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: BE

Ref legal event code: MM

Effective date: 20200831

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: SI

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: FR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200831

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200807

Ref country code: BE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20200831

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R079

Ref document number: 602013068676

Country of ref document: DE

Free format text: PREVIOUS MAIN CLASS: H04L0029080000

Ipc: H04L0065000000

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: DE

Ref legal event code: R119

Ref document number: 602013068676

Country of ref document: DE

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: TR

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: MT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

Ref country code: CY

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: MK

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMIT

Effective date: 20200506

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20210807

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF NON-PAYMENT OF DUE FEES

Effective date: 20220301